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| Full name | Raymond Wodehouse Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1873 Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 1948 (aged 75) Ticehurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 to 1898 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 to 1900 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymond Wodehouse Fox (11 July 1873 – 21 August 1948) was a British Army officer and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1896 to 1898, for Sussex from 1896 to 1900, and occasional matches thereafter.
Biography
Fox was born in Gloucestershire, and educated at Wellington College, Berkshire,[1] and Hertford College, Oxford.[2] In all he appeared in 27 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 106 runs with a highest score of 20 and completed 39 catches with 13 stumpings.[2]
He joined the army as a second lieutenant in 1900 and served in the Boer War.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 8 January 1902, and joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in March the same year.[4]
He died in Sussex in 1948.
References
- ↑ Wisden 1967, p. 689.
- 1 2 "Raymond Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Pavilion Gossip". Cricket: 108. 3 May 1900.
- ↑ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2691.
External links
- Raymond Fox at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Raymond Fox at ESPNcricinfo